Chapter 512 The End of the Old Era (Second update, please subscribe)
When the wings of butterflies start to flap, what changes will it bring to the world?
No idea.
But the world has been deeply changed.
It is not just Nanyang and Southeast Asia that have been changed. The situation in the South Asian subcontinent has also changed. India's destiny has undergone fundamental changes - the country has become fragmented. In order to change this reality, the country has just Independent India chose military adventure.
The adventure proved to be a disaster.
For India, this is a disaster. No one knows what the consequences will be in the future. However, as the protagonist of this war, the Black Knight Company stole the show. Tens of thousands of The mercenaries actually defeated hundreds of thousands of Indian troops. Even though the actual combat troops did not exceed 100,000, it was a glorious victory that forced India to actively seek an armistice. It's enough to blind people's eyes.
At the beginning of the new year, India protested to Japan through the Far East Council, saying that Japan violated international law by allowing its expatriates to serve as mercenaries overseas, and demanded that it withdraw its expatriates.
Although Japan was a defeated country at this time, it was not timid and directly declared that except for a few Japanese businessmen in the South Asian subcontinent, there were not a large number of expatriates going to the South Asian subcontinent to serve as mercenaries.
This is also true.
The fact is... there is a large number of expats going to Surabaya. But they didn't go to India. Since you haven’t gone to India, what a waste of time are you protesting!
In short, as long as there is no direct evidence in the war of words, everything is nonsense.
The reason why Japan is so "rigid" is simple - for money. Hundreds of millions of dollars in remittances were remitted from Surabaya, which was extremely important to Japan at this time. After the armistice, tens of millions of dollars were remitted to Japan from Surabaya. Faced with such huge benefits, Japanese officials directly I chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Of course India would not accept such a perfunctory answer, so the two sides started a war of words.
How long will this war of words last and what will be its outcome?
No one knows, and certainly not many people care.
For most ordinary people, their concern has never been about international events. At most, they just learn about national events in their spare time. Most of the time, they care about daily necessities such as daily necessities, such as food, rice, oil, and salt, otherwise they are just having fun.
If they have free time, people are more willing to eat with family and friends, go to the beach to swim, watch movies, etc.
Actually, normal life is like this.
This is also the reason why many people come to Nanyang. In fact, it is for a normal life away from the war.
But every time we go to a strange place, people always need to adapt to a strange environment.
Especially for the rich who are used to having servants in groups, life in Nanyang is always inconvenient. For example, because the number of rooms in the apartment is limited, and the houses are allocated according to the number of family members, it is natural that the residences of the servants cannot be distinguished and the servants cannot be accommodated. This will naturally bring a lot of inconvenience to the lives of many wealthy people.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Liang decided to start a luxury business. After all, demand is the market.
"Qingsong, look..."
When he got off the bus, Chen Liang pointed to the building not far away facing Suzaku Park and said in a tone of envy.
"That building is the mansion in Nanyang."
"What?"
Cheng Qingsong was stunned, looked at the building with some confusion, and said.
“That’s a hotel.”
“Yes, it’s a hotel, and it’s also a mansion in Nanyang. Almost all the big bosses who come to Nanyang live there. What I’m talking about is the real The big boss lives on the thirteenth floor, and Boss Du lives on the eighteenth floor.”
The boss's words surprised Cheng Qingsong. As a Shanghainese, of course he knew that these two tycoons were, so he said.
“This, how could this happen...”
“Do you think we are the only ones who know that it is inconvenient for rich people to live in Nanyang?”
Chen Liang walked, said.
"How could the businessman in the official residence not know this? This Royal Hotel is a place specially designed for rich people to live. It is said to be an apartment hotel, but in fact it is a mansion, a mansion. It is spacious and bright, with many rooms and central air-conditioning. The temperature is suitable and comfortable, and the service of the maids is also very appropriate. Therefore, although it costs a lot to stay overnight, many wealthy people still choose to stay here. Settlement.”
This is also the flexible side of Nanyang, although Nanyang officials hope that wealthy people will invest their funds in industry while avoiding waste of manpower - after all, "subordinates" are also labor force. However, considering their living habits, the real estate market has not been liberalized for the time being, but a number of high-end apartment hotels have still been built for the wealthy to live in. As for the servants, they are Filipino maids hired from the Philippines.
“Because the hotel’s suites are limited, many people want to stay but can’t. However, this is only for some people. Like Boss Du and Boss Gu, as soon as they arrived, some people took the initiative to give up their rooms. They."
When it comes to the treatment of the two bosses, Chen Liang felt envious.
When he was in Shanghai, he had contacts with them. At that time, he said he was the mayor, but in front of those bosses, he was nothing. Even in Nanyang, the gap can still be felt.
As the boss walked across the street, Cheng Qingsong saw a Chrysler parked in front of the door. When the doorman opened the door and the passengers in the car walked out, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Do you see, this is the real rich person..."
Indeed, the big boss who was also worth tens of millions just now was thinking this in his heart, Cheng Qingsong asked. "Boss, we are here today..."
"Giving gifts!"
With that said, Chen Liang left this inconspicuous hotel. Go, go to the hotel lobby, he walked straight to the front desk and said.
"Hello, I made an appointment with Mr. Du."
......
"That Mayor Chen actually came to give you a gift."
Looking at Meng Xiaodong said about the drawings placed on the table.
"It's so rare. When he was the mayor of Shanghai, he wanted to scratch the ground."
"For living!"
Du Yong grinned and said:
"Qianli is an official just for money. If he is not greedy, it would be abnormal."
" Look at what you said, aren't the officials in Nanyang not corrupt? "
Meng Xiaodong's words made Du Yong scratch his head and said.
"It's different, it's different."
"If it weren't for corrupt officials like them, why would we have left our country so far."
Du Yong could not bear the seemingly casual complaint. Meng Xiaodong couldn't help but sigh, and seeing that his mood seemed a little heavy, Meng Xiaodong asked.
"Then do you accept this house?"
"What he is giving is not a house, but he wants me, Du, to advertise for him. If it goes as expected, Thirteen The guy on the floor will definitely receive this gift too!”
Du Yong took a look at the drawings and said.
“That guy Chen Liang seems to have calculated everything, and it seems to be reasonable and legal, but he has spent so many years in officialdom in vain.”
Du Yong said, taking the He took out his cigarette holder, and Meng Xiaodong took out a delicate cigarette case from the coffee table, took out a cigarette and handed it to him.
“The reason why Nanyang restricts all real estate speculation, including luxury homes, naturally has its own intention. I heard that it wants everyone to invest in industry instead of various speculative businesses including real estate. He Chen Liang said After many years as an official, I haven’t even understood this. It’s really..."
Shaking his head and sighing, Du Yong glanced out the window and said:
"This is Nanyang, Xiaodong. After coming here for more than half a year, my most profound experience is that...this is Nanyang! Chen Liang... still hasn't seen clearly what is the difference between Nanyang and Tangshan! It's really pitiful Very."
He smiled coldly, seeming to be laughing at Chen Liang's innocence, listening to what the master said. Meng Xiaodong asked.
"Then, do you accept this gift?"
Meng Xiaodong's words made Du Yong frown. He picked up the drawing, leaned over, and looked at it carefully for a while. He opened his mouth and said:
"You said it would be inconvenient to live here. If it can be built, let's move there!"
"Do you think this house can be built?"
Meng Xiaodong asked.
Taking a puff of cigarette, Du Yong thought for a while,
"I'm afraid it depends on his luck!"
After that, Du Yong unfolded the newspaper in his hand , a piece of news in the newspaper made him stunned and said to himself.
"Hey, times have changed after all!"
Listening to Du Yong's sigh, Meng Xiaodong asked.
“What’s going on?”
“Look, this is an announcement over there, saying that the era of overseas slave capitalists plundering cheap labor from Tangshan is over. No, just like that Manager Zhu also said that he would return to Nanyang in the near future. "
Submitting the newspaper to Meng Xiaodong, Du Yong smoked silently...
(End of this chapter)